Kerakat railway station


Kerakat railway station is a passenger rail station serving the town of Kerakat and nearby villages. It is situated from Jaunpur Junction. It is very famous and small station of this area.

Outline

Kerakat railway station is one of the railway stations on the Jaunpur-Kerakat-Aunrihar line section. The station is situated north side from Kerakat Main Market. The station falls under the administration of Varanasi division, North Eastern Railway zone.

History

This station was established on 21 March 1904 when Aunrihar-Kerakat-Jaunpur line was opened under the administration of Bengal and North Western Railway. The Aunrihar-Kirakat-Jaunpur line was constructed as a wide Metre gauge line by the Bengal and North Western Railway in 1904.. It was converted to wide Broad Gauge in 2010-11 along with basic amenities for the station with additional funds to the tune of from MPLADS.